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ESC congress 2025 - Scientists of Tomorrow recommendations

28 Jun, 2025
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Don’t miss the most relevant sessions in basic science at ESC Congress 2025 in Madrid. Here is a selection from the Scientists of Tomorrow (SoT):

Abstract session and moderated ePoster 

Cardiovascular disease, lipids and metabolism

Congress Session
Mitochondrial signalling and metabolic control in cardiovascular disease
31 Aug 2025 - 14:15
Congress Session
Cardiometabolic dysfunction in diabetes: inflammation, vascular injury, and molecular signatures
1 Sep 2025 - 14:15
Congress Session
Lipid metabolism, vascular function, and novel strategies in atherosclerosis prevention
30 Aug 2025 - 15:15
Congress Session
Emerging mechanisms and therapeutic targets in cardiovascular injury, dysfunction, and remodelling
30 Aug 2025 - 11:15
Metabolic reprogramming and crosstalk in cardiometabolic and vascular disease
Congress Session
Metabolic reprogramming and crosstalk in cardiometabolic and vascular disease
29 Aug 2025 - 11:30
Congress Session
New therapeutic insights into coronary artery disease
30 Aug 2025 - 10:15

Advances in science

Cardiovascular disease, lipids and metabolism

Plaque characteristics in acute coronary syndromes
Congress Session
Plaque characteristics in acute coronary syndromes
30 Aug 2025 - 10:15
Atherosclerosis: prevention and new regression
Congress Session
Atherosclerosis: prevention and new regression
1 Sep 2025 - 15:45

Abstract session and moderated ePoster

Cardiovascular and metabolic pharmacology

What's new for GLP-1 agonist and SGLT2 inhibitor cardiovascular pharmacotherapy?
Congress Session
What's new for GLP-1 agonist and SGLT2 inhibitor cardiovascular pharmacotherapy?
29 Aug 2025 - 16:30
Immune modulation in cardiovascular injury and remodelling
Congress Session
Immune modulation in cardiovascular injury and remodelling
30 Aug 2025 - 17:45

Advances in science

Cardiovascular and metabolic pharmacology

Molecular actions of GLP-1 agonists and incretins
Congress Session
Molecular actions of GLP-1 agonists and incretins
29 Aug 2025 - 15:45

Cardiovascular immunology, inflammation and senescence 

Symposium

Clonal haematopoiesis of indeterminate potential predicts incident cardiac arrhythmias
European Heart Journal
Clonal haematopoiesis of indeterminate potential predicts incident cardiac arrhythmias
11 Nov 2023 - 01:00
Cardiac macrophages: emerging roles in cardiac pathophysiology and repair
Congress Session
Cardiac macrophages: emerging roles in cardiac pathophysiology and repair
29 Aug 2025 - 18:15
Vascular ageing: from mechanisms to therapeutic targets
Congress Session
Vascular ageing: from mechanisms to therapeutic targets
1 Sep 2025 - 15:45
Vascular immunometabolism: emerging mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities
Congress Session
Vascular immunometabolism: emerging mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities
31 Aug 2025 - 15:45

Abstract session and moderated ePoster

Cardiovascular immunology, inflammation and senescence 

Immune regulation and inflammatory drivers of atherosclerosis progression
Congress Session
Immune regulation and inflammatory drivers of atherosclerosis progression
31 Aug 2025 - 16:30
Congress Session
Inflammation, immunity, and fibrosis
1 Sep 2025 - 13:15
Congress Session
Mechanisms and molecular insights into thrombosis and thromboinflammation
1 Sep 2025 - 16:15
Congress Session
Immune modulation and inflammatory pathways in cardiovascular disease and myocarditis
31 Aug 2025 - 19:15
Congress Session
Inflammatory and cellular mechanisms driving atherosclerosis and vascular dysfunction
31 Aug 2025 - 18:15
Congress Session
Inflammation, metabolism, and mitochondrial dynamics in cardiovascular health and disease
31 Aug 2025 - 17:15
Congress Session
Inflammation, immune modulation, and repair pathways in myocardial infarction
1 Sep 2025 - 17:15
Molecular mechanisms of cardiovascular ageing: from senescence to regeneration
Congress Session
Molecular mechanisms of cardiovascular ageing: from senescence to regeneration
30 Aug 2025 - 16:30

Symposium

Cardiac regeneration

The Holy Grail: cardiac regeneration
Congress Session
The Holy Grail: cardiac regeneration
30 Aug 2025 - 15:45

Abstract session and moderated ePoster

Cardiomyopathy 

Congress Session
Molecular mechanisms and remodelling in cardiomyopathies: from genes to phenotype
1 Sep 2025 - 11:15
Congress Session
Pathways and biomarkers in cardiomyopathy: molecular, genetic, and extracellular perspectives
1 Sep 2025 - 15:15
Molecular and immune mechanisms in cardiomyopathy
Congress Session
Molecular and immune mechanisms in cardiomyopathy
31 Aug 2025 - 10:15

Advances in science

Cardiomyopathy 

Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic targets in cardiomyopathy
Congress Session
Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic targets in cardiomyopathy
31 Aug 2025 - 13:00

Symposium

Genetic and epigenetics 

What you always wanted to know about OMICs: translating cutting-edge technology into clinical application
Congress Session
What you always wanted to know about OMICs: translating cutting-edge technology into clinical application
29 Aug 2025 - 13:00

Abstract session and moderated ePoster

Genetic and epigenetics 

Epigenetic regulation in cardiometabolic and vascular disease
Congress Session
Epigenetic regulation in cardiometabolic and vascular disease
30 Aug 2025 - 19:00

Symposium

Heart pathophysiology basic sessions

Heart-brain axis in cardiovascular disease
Congress Session
Heart-brain axis in cardiovascular disease
31 Aug 2025 - 13:00

Abstract session and moderated ePoster

Heart pathophysiology basic sessions

Back to basics in heart failure
Congress Session
Back to basics in heart failure
1 Sep 2025 - 14:00
Congress Session
Targeting metabolism in heart failure
29 Aug 2025 - 10:15
Congress Session
Mechanisms of cardiomyopathy and heart failure: from fibroblast dynamics to metabolic remodelling
29 Aug 2025 - 10:15
Congress Session
Metabolic, immune, and cellular drivers of HFpEF pathogenesis and progression
31 Aug 2025 - 13:15

Late-Breaking Basic & Translational Science 

Congress Session
Late-Breaking Basic & Translational Science
31 Aug 2025 - 10:15

Sex difference in cardiovascular and metabolic disease 

Congress Session
Women's cardiovascular disease and pregnancy
29 Aug 2025 - 13:15

Young Investigator Award Session in Basic and Translational Sciences

Young Investigator Award Basic and Translational Science
Congress Session
Young Investigator Award Basic and Translational Science
1 Apr 2025 - 11:40

ESC William Harvey Lecture in Basic Science

ESC William Harvey Lecture in Basic Science
Congress Session
ESC William Harvey Lecture in Basic Science
31 Aug 2025 - 10:15